Missions & Outreach Director
Reports to: Executive Pastor
StaffLevel: Support
Job Summary
The Missions & Outreach Director will serve as an integral member of the missions ministry team and coordinate all outreach opportunities by leading the Serve/Go function of our discipleship strategy and serve as staffleader to all local, national and international missions.
The Missions & Outreach Director will…
Primary Responsibilities
Lead
? Serve as an integral member of the missions team
? Lead the missions team leader to implement the best missions practices to reach the lost.
? Lead the local outreach teams to embrace and reach our community. This includes the food pantry, benevolence, disaster relief opportunities, prayer team, foster care & adoption ministries and widow’s ministries.
? Coordinate with leaders of the advocacy teams of all our missionaries.
? Lead outreach oriented events at Grace.
? Encourage new ideas and ministries that will stimulate the mission and vision of the church.
? Participate in mission trips & encourage other staffand members to do the same.
? Promote annual mission offerings and oversee Missions and Ministry Fairs
? Assist in the development and administration of the annual mission’s budget.
Equip
? Provide training for the congregation of Grace Community Church to effectively evangelize.
? Develop stream-lined missions training for those going on all mission trips
? Develop a plan to get members of Grace to unreached people groups.
? Challenge, motivate and recruit church members for involvement in missions.
? Update sending room to promote missions for our congregation.
Send
? Champion the Grace plumbline, “We do short term trips with a long term view.”
? Plan and implement the sending of short term mission teams. Give general administrative leadership to all lay-led mission projects and trips.
? Provide all follow-up for mission teams.
? Be the liaison between the church and our supported missionaries and missions organizations.
? Ensure active communication, oversight, support for church supported missionaries.
Be Accountable
The Missions & Outreach Director is a full time position and reports to the Executive Pastor.
Qualifications and Expectations
? Have a Bachelor's degree or higher.
? Missions experience and cross cultural experience are preferred
? Able to lead in a fast-paced environment.
? Leadership experience within a church setting.
? Able to clearly communicate vision and values.
? Passion for missions and sending.
? Must be willing to become a member of Grace Community Church and sign our Statement of Faith
? Has taken or is willing to take the ‘PERSPECTIVES on the World Christian Movement’ class